မျက်နှာပေး

Burmese

Etymology

မျက်နှာ (myakhna, “face”) +‎ ပေး (pe:, “to give”), literally “given face”.

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: မျက်နှာဗေး
  • IPA(key): /mjɛʔn̥àbé/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: myakhnape: • ALA-LC: myakʻnhāpeʺ • BGN/PCGN: myethnabe: • Okell: myeʔhnapeì

Noun

မျက်နှာပေး • (myakhnape:)

  1. facial expression (usually for put-on looks)

Further reading

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